Slightly thunderous clouds were in the
sky so I decided to take my jacket. I had no need of it for, as you can see
from the picture above, the sun shone brightly. A goodly crowd of 18 people
joined Stephen Poulter at The Red Lion for the beginning of Needham Heritage
Walk (first public event of the Needham and Brockdish Heritage Project).
As a Brockdishite (Brockdishian?) I have
both walked and cycled through Needham village, but I confess,
mainly I drive through. I have never done so much noticing - helped, of course,
by
our expert guide. Not only was my attention drawn to the true nature of some of
Needham's ancient buildings hiding behind brick and later additions,
but,
until the walk, at least one village house has barely rippled the surface of my
awareness. At one stage I felt as if I was walking through Needham past and
present at the same time - perhaps I
should have worn a sun hat!
There was so much to see that we ran out
of time and all agreed on a follow-up walk to view the central and eastern side
of the village.
Tim Brook
Needham Walk Part 2 takes place 11am on
Sunday 8th July leaving from the Red Lion Car Park.
£4.00. All welcome
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